TOWN OF LISBON - The plan commission on Dec. 7 was expected to consider a proposed small home subdivision that has become a cause for concern for several nearby residents.

Miller Marriott Construction Co. of Hartland has proposed building 53 home sites on 75 acres at the northeast corner of Lake Five Road and Silver Spring Drive.

According to plans submitted with the town, the project calls for home sizes between 1,500 and 1,800 square feet. Lot sizes would be about 30,000 square feet.

Chris Miller, of Miller Marriott, has told town officials the development would appeal to millennials and baby boomers because it would offer high-quality, smaller homes arranged in clusters and surrounded by open space.

But residents near the proposed development fear the homes, which are smaller than those in surrounding neighborhoods, could lead to a decline in property values of existing homes.

During a plan commission meeting in August, residents of the Sixth Addition of the Thousand Oaks subdivision, north of the development site, told commissioners that any new homes and lots should match the sizes of those in existing neighborhoods nearby.

The 30,000-square-foot lots are a few thousand feet smaller than other lots in the area, and the home sizes are about 300 square feet smaller than many homes in new subdivisions, residents told the commissioners in August.

Other concerns residents have shared include possible negative effects on the underground aquifer and higher traffic volumes once the new subdivision connects to existing developments.

During the August plan commission meeting, Town Chairman Joe Osterman and all five commissioners said they generally agreed with the concept. However, Commissioners Mark Meyer and Jane Stadler said they still had concerns about the proposal.